2014

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Accredited publications

Abo-Al-Ez KM, Elaiw & Xia X, “A dual-loop model predictive voltage control/sliding-mode current control for voltage source inverter operation in smart microgrids”, Electric Power Components and Systems, vol. 42, (3-4), pp. 348-360

Ballot M, “Radio-wave propagation prediction model tuning of land cover effects”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 3490 -3498

Barnes SD & Maharaj BT, “Prediction based channel allocation performance for cognitive radio”, International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 68, pp. 336-345

Beyers H, Olivier M & Hancke GP (Prof), “Database application schema forensics”, South African Computer Journal, vol. 55, pp. 1-11

Carstens H, Xia X & Ye X, “Improvements to longitudinal clean development Mechanism sampling designs for lighting retrofit projects”, Applied Energy, vol. 126, pp. 56-265

Coetzee PJ, “A technique to determine the electromagnetic properties off soil using moisture content”, South African Journal of Science, vol. 110, pp. 1-4

Coetzer RC & Hancke GP (Prof). “Development of a robust active infrared-based eye tracker”, IET Computer Vision, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 523-534

Du Plessis M, “A decade of porous silicon as nano-explosive material: A Review”, Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 2014, vol. 39, pp. 348-364

Du Plessis W & bin Ghannam A, “Improved seeding schemes for interleaved thinned array synthesis”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 11, November 2014

Ekpenyong UE, Zhang J & Xia X, “Mathematical modelling for the social impact to energy efficiency savings”,  Energy and Buildings, vol.  84, pp. 344-351

Hung DQ, Mithulananthan N & Bansal RC, “Integration of PV and BES units in commercial distribution systems considering energy loss and voltage stability”, Applied Energy, vol. 113, pp. 1162-1170

Hung DQ, Mithulananthan N & Bansal RC, “An optimal investment planning framework for multiple distrubuted generation units in industrial distribution systems”, Applied Energy, vol. 124, pp. 62 – 72

Jacobs JP & Koziel S, “Cost-effective global surrogate modeling of planar microwave filters using multi-fidelity Bayesian support Vector regression”, International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 11-17

Jacobs JP & Koziel S, “Two-Stage framework for efficient gaussian process modeling of antenna input characteristics”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 706-713

Jie S, Li W, WeiSong Z, YaQin Z & Malekian R, “Numerical analysis of modeling based on improved Elman neural network”, Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014, pp 1-12

Jie S, Jian S, Li W & Malekian R, “An improved modeling of nonlinear circuits based on Elman neural network”, Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1685-1690

Jie S, Peng T, Yuan X, Xiangjun J & Malekian R, “An improved synchronous control strategy based on fuzzy controller for PMSM”, Elektronika IR Elektrotechnika, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 17-23

Kabir, MN, Mishra Y, Ledwig G, Xu Z & Bansal R, “Improving voltage profile of residential distribution systems using rooftop PV's and battery energy storage systems”,  Applied Energy, vol. 134, pp. 290-300

Kumar A & Hancke GP (Dr), “Energy efficient environment monitoring system based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low Cost requirements”, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 14, no. 8

Kumar A & Hancke GP (Dr), “An energy-efficient smart comfort sensing system based on the IEEE 1451 standard for green buildings”, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 14, no. 12, pp. 4245-4252.

Le Roux JD, Pahdi R & Craig IK, “Optimal control of Grinding Mill Circuit using model predictive static programming: A new nonlinear MPC paradigm”, Journal of Process Control, vol. 24, pp. 29-40

Liu X & Bansal R, “Integrating multi-objective optimization with computational fluid dynamics to optimize boiler combustion process of a coal fired power plant”, Applied Energy, vol. 130, pp. 658-669

Luus FPS, VD Bergh F & Maharaj BTJ, “Adaptive threshold-based shadow masking for across-date settlement classification of panchromatic quickbird images”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 11, No 6, pp. 1153 -1157

Mabuza BC & Sinha S, “The tunneling and electron injection reliabilities for FB transistors”, Microelectronics Journal, vol. 31. no. 2, pp. 108-115

Malherbe JAG & Mphiwe C, “Bandpass Filter with Stepped Impedance Sub-harmonic Stubs”  Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 3012- 3015

Markevicius V, Andrijauskas A, Navikas D, Dabauskiene N, Porvaneckas N, Stankevicius E, Uvarovas V, Gelzinis G, Andriukalitis D & Malekian R, “In Silico testing of the semi-closed loop infusion system with a new simulator”, Elektronika IR Elektrotechnika, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 1-6

Malekian R, Abdullah AH & Ning Y,“A novel resource reservation based on cross layer design over mobile internet protocol version 6”, Journal of Internet Technology, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 393- 405

Mathaba T, Xia X & Zhang J, “ Analysing the economic benefit of electricity price forecast in industrial load scheduling”, Electric Power Systems Research, vol.  116, pp. 158-165

Mayhew-Ridgers G, Van Jaarsveld PA, Odendaal JW & Joubert J, “Accurate gain measurements for large antennas using modified gain-transfer method”, Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 13, pp. 369- 371

Mellet DS & Du Plessis M, “A novel CMOS hall effect sensor”, Sensors and Actuators A : Physical, vol. A211, pp. 60- 66

Meyer EJ & Craig IK. “Coal dense medium separation dynamic and steady-state modelling for process control”, Minerals Engineering, vol. 65, pp. 98-108

Mei J, Jiang M, Wang X. Han J & Wang S, “Finite-time synchronization of drive-response systems via periodically intermittent adaptive control”, Journal of the Franklin Institute-Engineering and Applied Mathematics, vol. 351, pp. 2691-2710

Miao P, Shen Y & Xia X”,  Finite time dual neural networks with a tunable activation function for solving quadratic programming problems and its application”, Neurocomputing, vol. 143, pp. 80-89.

Mo H, Xu Z, Xu L, Wu Z & Ma H, “Constrained multi-objective biogeography optimization algorithm”,Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014, pp. 1-12

Nappu, MB, Arief A & Bansal R, “Transmission management for congested power system: A review of concepts, technical challenges and development of a new methodology”, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 38, pp. 572- 580

Nel M, Joubert J & Odendaal JW, “The measurement of complex antenna transfer functions for ultra-wideband antennas in a compact range”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 163-170

Numbi BP, Zhang J & Xia X, “Optimal energy management for a jaw crushing process in deep mines", Energy, vol. 68 (2014) pp. 337-348

Prabu K, Kumar DS & Malekian R, “BER Analysis of BPSK-SIM-based SISO and MIMO FSO systems in strong turbulence with pointing errors”, Optik, vol. 125, pp. 6413- 6417

Prasad RD, Bansal R & Raturi A, “Multi-faceted energy planning: A review”, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

Qu S, Xia X & Zhang J, “Dynamics of discrete-time sliding-mode-control uncertain systems with a disturbance compensator”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 3502-3510

Qu S, Xia X & Zhang J, “Dynamical behaviors of an Euler discretized sliding mode control systems", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 2525 - 2529

Rivadeneira PS, Moog CH, Stan GB, Constanza V, Brunet C, Raffi F, Ferre V, Mhawej MJ & Xia X, “Mathematical modeling of HIV dynamics after antiretroviral therapy initiation: a clinical research study”, Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 831- 834

Salmon BP, Kleynhans W, VandenBergh F, Olivier JC, Marais WJ, Grobler TL & Wessels KJ, “Meta-Optimization of the extended Kalman Filter's parameters through the use of the bias variance equilibrium point criterion”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 52, no. 8, pp. 5072-5087

Sebastian J & Sinha S, “A temperature stabilized CMOS VCO”, Analog Intergrated Circular Signal Process, vol. 80, pp. 13-21

Setlhaolo D, Xia X & Zhang J, “Optimal scheduling of household appliances for demand response”, Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 116, pp. 24-28

Shen  Y & Xia X, “Adaptive parameter estimation for an energy model of belt conveyor with DC motor” Asian Journal of Control, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1-11

Stander T & Sinha S, “Ultra-compact capacitively loaded evanescent half-mode SIW filters for LTE applications”, International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, pp. 487-490

Swanepoel DW, Myburgh HC, Howe DM, Mahomed F & Eikelboom RH, “Smartphone hearing screening with integrated quality control and data management”, International Journal of Audiology, vol. 53, pp. 841-849

Tazvinga H, Zhu B &  Xia X, Energy dispatch strategy fr a photovoltaic-wind-diesel-battery hybrid power system”, Solar Energy, vol. 108, pp. 412-420

Tung H, Tsang KF, Chui K, Chi H, Hancke GP (Prof) & Man KF, “The Generic design of a high traffic advance metering infrastructure using ZigBee”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 836-844

Van der Neut N. Maharaj BTJ. De Lange F, Gonzalez GJ , Gregorio F & Cousseau J, “PAPR reduction in FBMC using an ACE-based linear programming optimization”, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 172, pp. 1-21

Valliarampath J & Sinha S, “Linearity improvement analysis for power amplifiers at mm-wave frequencies”, Microwave and Optical technology Letters, vol. 56, no. 3,pp.  743-748

Venter PJ & Du Plessis M, “A 126 x 96 pixel CMOS microdisplay utilizing hot carrier electroluminescence from junctions in reach through”, IEEE Journal of Display Technology, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 721-728

Venter PJ & Hanekom JJ, “Is there a fundamental 300 Hz limit to pulse rate discrimination in cochlear implants?”, Journal of the Association for Research in Otololaryngology (JARO), vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 849-866

Wang B, Xia X & Zhang J, “A multi-objective optiization model for the life-cycle cost analysis and retrofitting planning of buildings”, Energy and Buildings, vol. 77, pp. 227-235

Wang Z, Ye N, Malekian R, Zhao T & Wang R, “Measuring the similarity of PML documents with RFID-based sensors”, International Journal Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, vol. 17, no. 2/3, pp. 174-184

Wu Z & Xia X, “Optimal motion planning for overhead cranes”, IET Control Theory and Applications, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 1833-1842

Yu N, Zhu Y, Wang R, Malekian R & Qiao-min L, “An efficient authentication and access control scheme for perception layer of internet of things”, Applied Mathematics and Information Sciences, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 1617-1624

Ye X, Xia X & Zhang J, “Optimal sampling plan for clean development mechanism lighting projects with lamp population decay”, Applied Energy, vol. 136, pp. 1184-1192

Yu H, Bansal RC & Dong ZY, “Fast computation of the maximum wind penetration based on frequency response in small isolated power systems”, Applied Energy, vol. 113, pp. 648-659

Zhang L, Xia  X & Zhang J, “Improving energy efficiency of cyclone circuits in coal beneficiation plants by pump-storage systems”, Applied Energy, Vol.119, pp. 306-313

Zhu B & Huo W, “3-D path following control for a model-scaled autonomous helicopter”, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems , Technology, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 1927-1934

Zhu B, “Nonlinear adaptive neural network control for a model-scaled unmanned helicopter”, Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 78, pp. 1695-1708.

Conferences

Barnes S, Maharaj BT, Alfa AS, “Spectrum opportunity forecasting for energy efficient sensing in cognitive radio networks”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT), 24 - 26 November 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia

Bezuidenhout PH,  Schoeman J & Joubert T-H, “The modelling of a capacitive microsensor for biosensing applications”, in Proc. Proceedings of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Bulling AF, Venter PJ & Du Plessis M, “Analysis of CMOS hot carrier light sources using back-end-of-line light directing structures for improved light extraction ef­fi­ciency”,  in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa.

Chatterjee A, Xia X & Zhang L, “Optimisation of mine ventilation fan speeds on de­mand”,  in Proc. of the 11th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial use of Energy, 19 - 20 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa.

Choudhry A, Joshi C & Bansal R, “Effect of control techniques and motor parameters on a DC motor drive under various loading conditions”, in Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Advance Trends in Engineering, Technology and Research, (ICATETR), 22 - 24 December 2014, Rajasthan, India

De Villiers JP, Pavlin G, Costa P, Laskey K & Jousselme A-L, “A URREF inter­pre­ta­tion of Bayesian network information fusion”, in Proc. FUSION  - 7th International Conference on Information Fusion, 7 - 10 July 2014, Salamanca, Spain

De Waal DJ & Schoeman J, “An instrumentation amplifier based readout circuit for a dual element microbolometer infrared detector”,  in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Dlamin V, Bansal R & Naidoo J, “An improved motor replacement strategy using non-intrusive motor efficiency estimation”,  in Proc. of the 11th Conference on the Industrial and Commercial use of Energy, 19 - 20 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Du Plessis M & Venter PJ, “Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanowire hot carrier electro­luminescence”,  in Proc. IEEE Photonics Conference, 12 - 16 October 2014, San Diego, California

Du Plessis M & Venter PJ, “Optimization of CMOS micro display light sources”   in Proc. of the 4th International Conference on the Advances in Applied Physics and Materials Science, APMAS, 24 - 27 April 2014, Oludeniz, Turkey

Du Plessis M, “Porous silicon nano explosives: A review”,  in Proc. SMEOS (Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems) Conference, 17-19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Du Toit EF & Craig IK, “Quantifying the Impact of Two Pinning Control Strategies on HIV Incidence”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Fisher R & Hancke GP (Dr), “DTLS for lightweight secure data streaming in the inter­net of things”, in Proc.  of the 5th International Workshop on Streaming Media Delivery and Management Sytems, 8 - 10 November 2014, University of Guangzhou, China

Gitau M & Hofsajer IW, “Analys of a 4-phase tapped-inductor DC-DC converter for high boost ratio wide input voltage range applications”, in Proc.of the 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 29 October - 1 November 2014, Dallas, Texas

Goosen ME, Venter PJ, Du Plessis M, Faure N, J V Rensburg C & Rademeyer P, “Fully integrated CMOS microdisplays for wearable sports and HMD applications”, in Proc. SID - Society of Information display - International Symposium, 3 - 6 June 2014, San Diego

Goosen ME, Venter PJ, Du Plessis M, Faure NM, J v Rensburg C & Rademeyer P, “All-CMOS night vision viewer with integrated microdisplay”, in Proc. of SPIE, Advances in Display Technologies IV, 5 - 6 February 2014, San Francisco, California, USA

Hancke GP(Jr)  & Mbuya C, “Dynamic Spectrum Allocation for Smart Meter Networks and WSNs in the Presence of Household Consumer Networks”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), June 2014

Hancke GP & Brand G, “ Hub-Odometer Sensor Network for Road User Charges”, in Proc. IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), June 2014.

Hancke GP & Vorster N, “The feasibility of using resonant inductive power transfer to recharge wireless sensor network nodes”, in Proc. IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Con­fe­ren­ce (WPTC), pp. 100-105, May 2014.

Hossain MJ, Mahmud M, Pota HR, Mithulanathan N & Bansal RC, “Distributed control scheme to regulate power flow and minimuze interactions in multiple micro­grids”, in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, 27-31 July 2014, National Harbor, MD

Hui Y, Zhizhong T, Xia X, Jigui J & Yanjun S, “Decentralized adaptive consensus of multi-agent in networks with switching topologies”, in Proc. of the 11th International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), 18 - 20 June 2014, Taichung, Taiwan

Jie S, Peng T, Yuan X, Xiangjun J & Malekian R, “An improved Synchronous Control Strategy based on Fuzzy controller for PMSM”, in Proc. of the 18th International Conference Elec­tronics, 16 - 18 June 2014, Palanga, Lithuania

Kleynhans W & Salmon B, “Detecting settlement expansion using hyper-temporal SAR time-series”, in Proc. IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 13 - 18 July 2014, Quebec, Canada

Kleynhans W, Salmon B & Wessels KJ, “A novel spatio-temporal change detection approach using hypr-temporal satellite data”, in Proc. IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 13 - 18 July 2014, Quebec,Canada

Kruger CP & Hancke GP (Dr), “Implementing the internet of things vision in industrial wireless sensor networks”, in Proc. of the12th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, (INDIN), 27 - 30 July 2014, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Kruger CP & Hancke GP (Dr), “Benchmarking internet of thnings devices”, in Proc. of the 12th International Conference on Industrial Informatics, (INDIN), 27 - 30 July 2014, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Koen H, De Villiers JP, Gregor P, DeWaal A, De Oude P & Mignet F, “A framework for inferring predictive distributions of rhino poaching events through causal modelling”, in Proc. FUSION - 7th International Conference on Information Fusion, 7 - 10 July 2014, Salamanca, Spain

Leuschner FW & vd Westhuizen JGJ, “A transparent look at the measurement and application of colour rendering in the use of LED light sources”, in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Le Roux JD, Craig IK & Padhi R, “Output Tracking for a Milling Circuit using Model Predictive Static Programming”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Malherbe JAG, “Pseudo-elliptic function ultra wideband bandstop filter with stepped impedance stubs”, in Proc. of the 14th European Microwave Conference, 5 - 10 October 2014, Rome, Italy

Meller DS & Du Plessis M, “A novel CMOS Hall effect sensor”, in Proc. SMEOS (Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems) Conference, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Meyer EJ & Craig IK, “Dynamic Model for a Dense Medium Drum Separator in Coal Beneficiation”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Muller CJ & Craig IK, “Cooling Water System Modelling for Control and Energy Optimisation Purposes”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Musasa K, Gitau MN & Bansal RC, “Dynamic analysis of DC-DC converter internal to an offshore wind farm”, in Proc. of the 3rd Renewable Power Generation Conference, (RPG), 24 - 25 September 2014, Ramada Naples, Via Galileo Ferraris, Naples Italy

Naidoo MA, Padhi R & Craig IK, “A New Nonlinear and Suboptimal Control Design Approach for Milling Circuits”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Numbi BP, Xia X & Zhang J, “A Model For Energy Optimal Control Model Of A Vertical Shaft Impact Crushing Process”, in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Green Energy (IGEC-IX), 25 - 28 May 2014, Tianjin, China.

Numbi BP, Xia X & Zhang J, “Optimal energy control modelling of a vertical shaft impact crushing process”,  in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Olivier LE & Craig IK, “Model-plant mismatch expression for classically controlled systems”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Osuch P & Stander T, “An on-chip post-production tunable group delay equaliser”,  in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Actual Problems of Electron Devices Engineering, Saratov, Russian Federation (APEDE), 25 - 26 September 2014, Saratov, Russia

Pachar RK, Tiwari HP & Bansal RC, “A decisive evaluation of parks transformation based commonly used voltage detection method”, in Proc. Power System Operation & Energy Management, VISION 2020, 24 – 25 January 2014, SKIT, Jaipur

Pieterse R, Kumbar A & Hancke GP (Dr), “Energy consumption audit system for smart building”, in Proc. of the 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 29 October - 1 November, Dallas, Texas

Pota HR, Hossain MJ, Mahmud MAGadh R & Bansal  R, “Islanded operation of microgrids with interter connected renewable energy resources”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Rademeyer P, Du Plessis M, Venter PJ, Goosen ME, Faure NM & J v Rensburg C, “Novel applications of silicon-based CMOS light sources”, in Proc. SMEOS (Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems) Conference, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Rukundo O & Maharaj BT, “Optimization of image interpolation based on nearest neighbour algorithm”, in Proc. IEEE 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP), 5 - 8 January 2014, Lisbon, Portugal

Sayid A & Gitau M, “High-power fault-tolerant and multiple independent loads LED driver”, in Proc. of the 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), 29 October - 1 November 2014, Dallas, Texas

Scheepers L & Schoeman J, “Design issues of a low cost lock-in amplifier readout circuit for an infrared detector”, in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Schwegman CP, Kleynhans W & Barnes S, “Simulated annealing CFAR threshold selection for South African ship detection in ASAR imagery”, in Proc. IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 13 - 18 July 2014, Quebec, Canada

Schwegman CP, Kleynhans W & Barnes S, “Ship detection in South African oceans using SAR, CFAR and a HAAR-like feature classifier”, in Proc. IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, 13 - 18 July 2014, Quebec, Canada

Schoeman J, “Employing a microbolometer as a low pressure sensor”, in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Schoeman J & Du Plessis M, “Optimisation of the thermal coupling coefficient for a dual element uncooled microbolometer”, in Proc. SMEOS (Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems) Conference, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Setlhaolo D & Xia X, “Optimal scheduling of household appliances for household energy management”, in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Green Energy (IGEC-IX), 25 - 28 May 2014, Tianjin, China.

Setlhaolo D & Xia X, “Optimal scheduling of household appliances considering appliance coordination”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Sharma G, Niaza KR & Bansal RC, “LS-SVM based AGC of power system with dynamic participation for DFIG based wind turbines”, in Proc. of the 3rd Renewable Power Generation Conference, (RPG), 24 - 25 September 2014, Ramada Naples, Via Galileo Ferraris, Naples Italy

Sichilalu SM & Xia X, “Optimal scheduling strategy for a grid-connected photovoltaic system for heat pump water heater”, in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Green Energy (IGEC-IX), 25 - 28 May 2014, Tianjin, China.

Sichilalu SM & Xia X, “Optimal energy scheduling of grid-connected PV-Diesel hybrid system to power heat pump water heater”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Silva B, Pang x, Akerberg J, Neander J & Hancke GP (Dr), “Positioning Infra-structure for industrial automation systems based on UWB wireless communication”, in Proc. of the 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2014), 29 October - 1 November 2014, Dallas, Texas

Silva B, Pang x, Akerberg J, Neander J &Hancke GP (Prof), “Experimental study of UWB-based high precision localization for industrial applications”, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), 1 - 3 September 2014, Paris, France

Smith J & Stander T, “An L-Band tapered-ridge SIW-to- CPW transition”, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Actual Problems of Electron Devices Engineering, Saratov, Russian Federation (APEDE) 25 - 26 September 2014, Saratov, Russia

Stander T, “A comparison of basic 94 GHZ planar transmission line resonators in commercial BiCMOS back-end-of-line processes”, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Actual Problems of Electron Devices Engineering, Saratov, Russian Federation (APEDE) 25 - 26 September 2014, Saratov, Russia

Tazvinga H, Xia X & Zhu B, “Optimal energy management strategy for distributed energy resources”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Thoms RR, Knopp R & Maharaj BTJ, “Detection using block QR decomposition for MIMO HetNets”, in Proc. of the 48th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, 2 - 5 November 2014, California, USA

Van der Neut N, Maharaj BT, de Lange FH, Gonz´alez G, Gregorio F & Cousseau J, “PAPR Reduction in FBMC Systems Using a Smart Gradient-Project Active Constel­lation Extension Method”, in Proc. of the  21st IEEE International Conference on Tele­commu­ni­cations, 5 – 7 May 2014, Lisbon, Portugal

Van Vuuren P, Alfa AS & Maharaj BT, “Optimal and Fair Rate Adaptation in Wireless Mesh Networks Based on Mathematical Programming and Game Theory", in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-14 Fall), 14 - 17 September 2014, Vancouver, Canada

Venter PJ & Du Plessis M, “Integrating silicon hot carrier electroluminescent light sources in standard CMOS”, in Proc. SMEOS (Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optic Systems) Conference, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Venter J & Sinha S, “Thermal and flicker noise improvement in short-channel CMOS detectors”, in Proc. of SPIE 9257, Sensors, MEMS and Electro-Optical Systems, 17 - 19 March 2014, Skukuza, South Africa

Vd Merwe J, Malan J, Maasdorp F & Du Plessis WP, “Multi-channel software defined radio experimental evaluation and analysis”, in Proc. SIGI XVI Symposium of Operational Applications in Areas of Defence, 23 - 25 September 2014, Brazil

Jv Rensburg C, Du Plessis M & Venter PJ, “Characteristics of avalanche electroluminescent nanoscale Si light source in SOI technology”, in Proc. of SPIE, Advances in Display Technologies IV, 5 - 6 February 2014, San Francisco, California, USA

Wang B & Xia X, “A control system approach to optimal maintenance planning for building retrofitting project”, in Proc. Maintenance Performance Measurement and Mana­gement (MPMM) Conference, 4 - 5 September 2014, Portugal

Wang B & Xia X, “A control system approach to corrective maintenance planning of building retrofitted facilities”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Wang B & Xia X, “Indoor human thermal comfort optimal control with desiccant wheel cooling system”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Wang B & Xia X, “Indoor Human Thermal Comfort Optimal Control with Solar Air Heater Driven Desiccant Cooling System”, in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Green Energy (IGEC-IX), 25 - 28 May 2014, Tianjin, China

Wu Z & Xia X, “Energy efficiency of overhead cranes”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Wu Z & Xia X, “Pptimal schedule of photovotaic-battery hybrid system at demand side”, in Proc. of the 13th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Singapore, December 2014

Yaghoobi J, Mithulananthan N, Saha TK & Bansal R, “An analytical approach to assess static voltage stability of distribution system with rooftop PV units”, in Proc. IEEE PES General Meeting, 27 - 31 July 2014, National Harbor, MD

Ye X & Xia X, “Lessons learned from M&V practice of RMR programme in South Africa”, in Proc. International Energy Policy and Programmes Evaluation Conference, 9 - 11 September 2014, Berlin, Germany

YE X & Xia X, “Optimal lighting project maintenance planning by a control system approach”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Ye X  & Xia X, “Optimal sampling and maintenance plans for the lighting retrofit projects towards sustainable energy savings”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on  Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Yu H, Tu Z, Xia X, Jian J & Shen Y, “Decentralized adaptive consensus of multi-agent in networks with switching topologies”, in Proc. of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation (ICCA), 18 – 20 June 2014, Taichung, Taiwan

Zhang D, Shen Y &  Xia X, “Continuous observer design for nonlinear systems with sample and delayed output measurements”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Zhang L & Xia X, “A model predictive control for coal benefication dense medium cyclones”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa

Zhang L & Xia X, “An optimisation model for reducing energy usage of coal washing plants”, in Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 30 May - 2 June 2014, Taipei, Taiwan

Zhu B, Tazvinga H & Xia X, “Model predictive control for energy dispatch of a photovoltaic-diesel-battery hybrid power system”, in Proc. of the 19th IFAC World Congress, 24 - 29 August 2014, Cape Town, South Africa